Nutrition

Wanzira H., Muyinda R., Lochoro P., Putoto G., Segafredo G., Wamani H., Lazzerini M.
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 July

Uganda’s Arua District is home to some of the country’s largest refugee camps. The prevalence of moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children residing there is higher than the national estimates (10.4% and 5.6%, respectively, versus 3.6% and 1.3%). This study assessed the quality of care provided in six health facilities in the district to [...]

Pizzol D., Di Gennaro F., De Palma A., Marquez G., Monno L., Saracino A., Romanelli M., Putoto G., Bertoldo A.
Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 August

Malnutrition in low-resource settings affects some 200 million children under the age of 5, i.e. one out of every three. In Mozambique 42.6% of children suffer from chronic malnutrition, and nearly 6% from acute malnutrition. In circumstances like these, it is of fundamental importance to exploit all available and accessible resources in order to tackle [...]